Phoenix boasts an average of 211 sunny days per year, a swimming pool in nearly every back yard and plenty of fun year-round outdoor activities, so it’s easy to see why Valley residents spend a lot of time outside in the Arizona sun. But if not properly protected, your skin can suffer as a result of over exposure to the sun. Arizona has overwhelming skin cancer rates; the highest in the nation and the second highest in the world next to Australia. Skin cancer affects millions of people each year, and results in one death per hour which makes early detection and treatment imperative to curing melanoma and other deadly skin cancers. Below are a few skin cancer myths and misconceptions and some easy tips to stay protected. [Read more…]
8 Essential Apps for Your Healthy Lifestyle
If you’re like most adults, you spend a large amount of time on your phone. Why not use it for good? Use it to help you stay on track with your health. That’s what these 5 apps are designed to do. From tracking your eating to scheduling a doctor’s appointment, they do it all. You have the health world at your fingertips now! [Read more…]
The Science Behind Apple Health
With so much of the population now carrying a smartphone, many users and developers are looking at how these mini-computers can help with more practical uses, such as tracking our health, rather than just acting as portable video arcades. Surely with all of the amazing strides we have made with technology, our phones should be able to help us more focused on our health. [Read more…]